There’s a reason I picked this image: I’d like to leave 2014 far behind, and this seems like just the vehicle to do it in. Meanwhile, CC has had a great year with rapid growth, so let’s celebrate that maybe a few other things.

CC hosted some 2.5 million unique users in 2014; that’s up 55% from 2013. And they viewed some 10 million pages, up 42%. About 57% of our visitors were new; our Google search rankings are sky-high, so folks find their way here as a result of all kinds of searches. Many get what they want, and move on; others come back. That percentage has stayed pretty consistent over the years, so the number of returning visitors is also up by some 55%.

So thanks to all 2.5 million of you from all over the globe for dropping by, once or daily, as the case may be. And a really huge thanks to all the Contributors and Editors who made it possible to keep such a healthy flow of content coming. We always welcome submissions, so if you’d like to join the ranks, do let me know.

Happy New Year! CC is one of my favorite websites for sure. Very entertaining but educational at the same time, a rare combo. Thanks to Paul and all the great contributors. Best wishes for continued growth in 2015!

happy new year to all, i can certainly spend more time on this site each day than i should, but it’s good time. i enjoy it, some of you guys know way too much about cars,,,and planes,,,and,,,odd motors,,,and just all kinds of odd and good stuff, interesting stuff. keep the knowledge coming. thank you all. tom

Happy and healthy New Year to all, and special thanks to Paul for inviting me to join the CC family. I doubt there’s a more varied, knowledgeable group of motorheads on the planet, and it’s a pleasure to share experiences and learn from all of you.

And this one is for the man who owns a Hesston 6400 Windrower.
A Ginaf with a 950 hp Caterpillar C18….Up, up and away !

Don Andreina

Posted January 2, 2015 at 6:58 AM

Stop teasing me…

Ed Stembridge

Posted January 2, 2015 at 9:22 AM

I resemble that remark! (c:

Johannes Dutch

Posted January 2, 2015 at 11:34 AM

Just one more interesting detail guys.

You see the name Pon on the side of the rally raid truck ? Pon is the Dutch Caterpillar importer. Pon was also the world’s first official Volkswagen importer, that was in 1947.

Now in 1948 mr. Ben Pon sr. drew a simple sketch of a small van, based on the “Plattenwagen” he saw in Volkswagen’s Beetle factory. And that was the starting point for the famous Volkswagen bus. You must have heard of that little rear-engined air cooled van…

Thank you for a job well done, Paul. CC has become an amazing repository of all big things that move: mostly autos, but railroad, air, sea and over-the-road transport, not to mention occasional farming or industrial equipment all get fair treatment here.

I don’t have the time available to go over every article that appears, same goes for my other favorite site, TTAC, but I visit at least once a day, and when something catches my eye and is relevant to my life – now or in my past – I make an effort to share.

CC is my primary website now, and seems like it will remain so in the foreseeable future.

Ah, that explains a few things (about the commenting). Yes,they’ve basically turned themselves into an auction site. It feels rather different than it did in the past. Selling out is always tempting, but it has its inevitable consequences.

Love this site. Hope to contribute some more myself in 2015, maybe even some classic on the street pics. (Might be a bit hard, since Paul and I are in the same area…… probably enough to go around though) Need to get hooked up with Cohort……

This is a great place for car enthusiasts! Thanks to all of you who do the hard work behind the scenes and for all the fantastic story’s and pics – keep up the good work!! All the best for 2015! Greetings from Luxembourg!

A Happy New Year to CCers everywhere! 2014 was a great year for me, if only because in October I had the chance to meet Paul and many CCers at the Auburn gathering. My resolution for 2015–to send some pieces for publication.

Paul: you have built a one-of-a kind Internet community, and the volume alone proves how successful you’ve been. My thanks to you, and my congratulations.

Paul, I couldn’t remember if I found that convertible-top pic via CC or somewhere else; I did have a “deja-vu” inkling as I posted it. I gotta remind myself that the price differential between that Buick and, say, the Chevy doesn’t seem like much now–but was many weeks’ wages in 1961.

Happy New Year greetings and congratulations to you. I’m one who used to spend more time at BAT, but definitely reversed the trend in 2014. If I ever feel contributor-worthy, I’ll let you know.

Thank you, Paul, for an entertaining and informative site. I’ve been a fan of CC for months now and have finally taken the plunge and registered. I hope to contribute some CC shots from Bellingham, that northern version of Eugene: a college town / hippie town with loads of outlandish steel.